Salt-serving device



Nov. 4 1924. 1,513,755

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UNIT-ED stares MARTIN L. GULDEN, OF' BOILING SYLVANIAJ SALT-SERVING DEvion. I

Application filed rebruar ie, 1e24 Seriafl ee'am/ To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that MARTIN L. GULDEN, a citizen of the United States, residing at Boiling Springs, in the county of Cumberland and State of Pennsylvania, has invented certain new and useful Improvements in Salt-Serving Devices, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to certain new and useful improvements in salt shakers or salt serving devices, and the main object is to provide a simple and eflicient device for the certain expulsion of salt from the salt shaker, irrespective of the dampness of the salt. Another object is to provide a means for loosening and granulating the salt in the event it hardens and cakes up. A further object is to provide a device that will limit the expulsion of salt according to the wish of the user. These and other objects will be apparent from the accompanying drawing and specification.

In the drawing Figure 1 is a side elevation of the salt shaker showing the top and bottom detached;

Figure 2 is a vertical section of the essembled salt shaker;

Figure 3 is a detail of the removable bottom;

Figure 4 is a detail of the granulating and feeding device;

Figure 5 is a detail of the feeding knives; Figure 6 is a detail of the perforated top.

In carrying out this invention I provide a shaker 1 comprising a body 2, having a turned-in flange 3, embodied in the lower portion 4 and a threaded neck 5 in the upper portion 6. A perforated cover 7 having a special-sized hole 8 pierced therein, engages the threaded neck 5. A primary bottom 9 having a threaded hole 10 provided in its center for a purpose to be later explained, is adapted to engage the turned-in flange 3 by means of a round clamp 11. The outer periphery of the said primary. bottom 9 is knurled or fluted as shown at 12. A secondary bottom 13 having its periphery threaded as shown at 14, and one surface concaved as shown at 15, engages the threaded hole 10. A square hole 16 'is pierced in the center of the said secondary bottom 13 and lugs 17 are formed thereon, on the conca ed si e .15 in l ne w th the e te granulating aiidfeeding device 18 in laced in the body 2 and is adapted to engage the square hole 16 of the 'seco'nd'ard bottom 13 and the Special-siZed'holeS of the perforated cover 7. The said granulating and feeding device 18 comprises a shaft 19 having a square end 20 adapted to engage the square hole 16 of the secondary bottom 13. A collar 21 is secured on the shaft 19 immediately above the square end 20, to prevent fine grains of salt from sifting through the square hole 16 or the shaft 19 from sliding down too far. Spurs 22 are passed through the said shaft 19 and secured thereto for loosening and granulating the salt in the event it cakes up. Feeding knives 23 are secured to the upper end 24 of the shaft 19; the said upper end 24: engages the special-sized hole 8 of the perforated cover 7. The feeding knives 23, when se cured to the said shaft 19, look and act like a screw conveyor.

' To fill the shaker the secondary bottom 13 is removed and the salt, poured into the body 2, whereupon the said secondary bottom is screwed back into the primary bottom 9. In use the shaker is inverted and the mary bottom turned around until the desired amount of salt has been expelled.

While I have herein described a certain specific method of constructing and asseme blin-g the elements of my invention, it is understood same may be varied in minor details, not departing from the spirit of my invention. as defined in the appended claims.

I claim:

1. A salt shaker, comprising a body, having a turned-in flange and a threaded neck; a perforated cover, having a special-sized hole pierced therein, engaging the threaded neck; a primary bottom, having a threaded hole in its center; a round flange, secured to the primary bottom, engaging the turnedin flange, embodied in the body; a secondary bottom, having a square hole pierced there in and a concaved side; threads, cut in the periphery of the said secondary bottom to engage the threaded hole in the primary bottom; lugs, formed on the concaved side of the secondary bottom; and a feeding and granulating device, engaging the square hole of the secondary bottom and the specialsized hole of the perforated top.

2 salt shake comprising a b y, av-

ing a turned-in flange and a threaded neck; a perforated cover, having a special-sized hole pierced therein engaging the threaded neck; a primary bottom, having a thread ed hole in its center; a round flange secured to the primary bottom, engaging the turnedin flange, embodied in the body; asecondary bottom, having a square hole pierced therein and a concaved side; threads cut in the periphery of the said secondarybottom to engage the threaded hole in the primary bottom; lugsform'ed on the concaved side of the secondary bottom; a shaft, having a square end engaging the square hole of the secondary bottom and thespecial-sized hole of the perforated top; a collar secured to the said shaft immediately above the square end; spurs, secured to the shaft; and con veyor-like knives secured to the upper end of the said shaft.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature.

MARTIN L. GULDEN. Witnesses MATTHEW RODGERS, ROBERT W. PEFFER. 

